Locum Consultant Psychiatrist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in London is seeking a consultant liaison psychiatrist for a part-time, fixed-term role at a prestigious teaching hospital. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team, enhance care integration, and be involved in training and service development. Essential requirements include an MBBS or equivalent qualification, GMC registration, and experience in liaison psychiatry. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 pro rata annually.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment.
• Experience of liaison psychiatry with excellent knowledge of speciality.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and clinical expertise to the liaison psychiatry team.
• Collaborate with team managers and consultants to enhance service quality.

Skills

Under- and post-graduate teaching

Excellent communication skills

Clinical governance knowledge

Ability to lead teams

Empathy and emotional intelligence

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych

Job description

Overview

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a consultant liaison psychiatrist in a prestigious London teaching hospital. West London NHS Trust is delighted to announce a 0.8 WTE 1-year fixed term post in Charing Cross Hospital.

The PLAN-accredited Hammersmith and Fulham Liaison Psychiatry Service operates in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, serving Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals. The post-holder will provide joint leadership to H&FLPS alongside the team's other two consultants, the multidisciplinary team and manager, clinical lead and director.

Relationships with the acute trust teams are key to the quality of care the team delivers. The team has pioneered integrated services with the acute trust; including neurosciences, renal and A&E for the high intensity user service (which formed the basis for the North West London HIU service). The post-holder will be encouraged to lead on building and maintaining these relationships through clinical governance, teaching and service innovation.

Responsibilities

• The post-holder will work collaboratively with the H&FLPS team manager and existing consultant psychiatrists to provide leadership and clinical expertise to the liaison psychiatry team to deliver a responsive and high quality service.
• The post-holder will be pivotal to the ethos of the team and further integration of the liaison psychiatry service with the acute and mental health trusts' services.
• Training within the team and for acute trust staff is a key priority for the service. The post-holder will be expected to work with the consultants in developing the team's training program. This is a strategic priority for both trusts, monitored at board level.
• The service has an ethos of creating, developing and successfully completing strategically important service developments projects. The post-holder will have ample opportunities to be involved in such projects, particularly those related to out-of-hospital strategies.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Details

• Date posted: 10 October 2025
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade: Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year Pro rata Per annum
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 222-MED-537
• Job locations: Hammersmith & Fulham Liaison Psychiatry Service, Claybrook Road, London, W6 8NF

Job description

Qualifications and selection

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached. The person specification outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Essential: MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Desirable: MRCPsych, Additional clinical qualifications, Qualification or higher degree in clinical research or management

Eligibility

• Essential: Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
• GMC Specialist Register or within six months of expected completion of specialist training
• MHA AC status (or within 3 months of starting) and Section 12(2) Approval
• Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Academic skills and lifelong learning

• Essential: Under- and post-graduate teaching, ability to work in and lead teams, excellent communication skills, able to manage clinical complexity, understands and experience in clinical governance and how it underpins care, commitment to shared leadership, enthusiasm for and commitment to developing liaison psychiatry services, demonstrated empathy through self-awareness and emotional intelligence
• Desirable: Excellence in education, research or QI, evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit

Clinical knowledge

• Essential: Experience of liaison psychiatry with excellent knowledge of speciality, able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Desirable: Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: West London NHS Trust

Address: Hammersmith & Fulham Liaison Psychiatry Service, Claybrook Road, London, W6 8NF

Employer's website: westlondon.nhs.uk